The Sarah Silverman Program. 

Sarah's immature, only thinks of herself and has no inhibition nor work. Her sister Laura pays her rent. She has a gay couple as neighbors. Laura's seeing cop Jay.

Creators:

Dan Harmon, Rob Schrab, Sarah Silverman

Stars:

Sarah Silverman, Laura Silverman, Brian Posehn

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Sarah Silverman	...	Sarah Silverman 32 episodes, 2007-2010
Laura Silverman	...	Laura Silverman 32 episodes, 2007-2010
Brian Posehn	...	Brian Spukowski 32 episodes, 2007-2010
Steve Agee	...	Steve Myron 32 episodes, 2007-2010
Jay Johnston	...	Officer Jay McPherson 32 episodes, 2007-2010
Rob Schrab	...	Driver / ... 16 episodes, 2007-2010

Storyline

Sarah Silverman stars as Sarah Silverman, an unemployed single woman who still behaves like a child. Sarah depends in everything on her sister (played by her real sister Laura). Sarah is petty, self centered, childish, sometimes dumb and always Jewish. Other characters are her two gay neighbors (or gaybors as she calls them) and Laura's boyfriend who is a police officer.

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Plot Keywords:

absurd comedy | officer | family relationships | stand up comedian | comedian | 

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Taglines:

Bound to make you feel better about your own life.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Laura Silverman plays the younger sister of Sarah Silverman's character. In real-life, Laura is the older sister.

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Quotes

Sarah Silverman: You car smells like farts!

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Connections

Referenced in Conan: Cut, Cap, Balance, and Boogie (2011)

User Reviews

Once you get it, it's great!

When I first saw this show, I thought it looked interesting. I watched it, saw how it revolved around Sarah, like the character sees the world...revolving around her. I got it, but wasn't laughing very much.

Onstage and in her show, she's racist, crude, insensitive and hugely self-centered. I didn't get her at first, and took it all at face value. Then I got to see her movie, Jesus is Magic. I think that served as a Sarah Silverman primer for me, explaining to me just what 'language' she's speaking. She's like Marilyn Manson, working so hard to give us a faceful of horrible ideas and images, but you eventually realise it isn't an assault, it's a statement. And once you understand that, you find you're glad someone's finally giving it to you straight.

I don't mean to suggest only smart people will understand, or that to hate this show is to prove your idiocy. While I like a lot of 'smart' shows, I still to this day do not see the humor of Curb Your Enthusiasm. I get the impression that it's good, but I just don't get it. Many people will never get the Sarah Silverman Program, but I'm glad I eventually came around.

The creators of this show do work hard, every episode is loaded not just with dialogue and plot, but with songs, or dream sequences, production numbers. These people aren't putting together something to fill a time slot and please advertisers, they appear to be on a mission to make the best show they can put together. If I was to predict the future of this show, I'd say it will go the way of Arrested Development and Freaks & Geeks. It will get canceled before it's time and live on in fans' hearts and on DVD. But take heart, SSP creators, your audience IS out there, and we'll be watching for as long as they let you make the show.

Details

Official Sites:

Comedy Central [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Sarah Silverman Program.

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eleven Eleven O'Clock Productions, Logo, Oil Factory

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min (32 episodes)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1